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SOLL County Law Library Survey For 2019 Legislative Session
SOLL County Law Library Survey For 2019 Legislative Session
County
9.00%
Baker Benton Clackamas
8.00% Clatsop Columbia Coos
Crook Curry Deschutes
7.00%
Douglas Gilliam Grant
6.00% Harney Hood River Jackson
Jefferson Josephine Klamath
5.00% Lake Lane Lincoln
4.00% Linn Malheur Marion
Morrow Multnomah Polk
3.00% Sherman Tillamook Umatilla
Union Wallowa Wasco
2.00%
Washington Wheeler Yamhill
1.00%
0.00%
County
Clatsop Columbia Coos Crook
0.00% 0 8.33% 2 4.17% 1 0.00%
Crook Curry Deschutes Douglas
0 0.00% 0 4.17% 1 0.00% 0
Gilliam Grant Harney Hood River
0.00% 0 4.17% 1 8.33% 2 0.00%
Hood River Jackson Jefferson Josephine
0 8.33% 2 4.17% 1 4.17% 1
Klamath Lake Lane Lincoln
4.17% 1 0.00% 0 4.17% 1 0.00%
Lincoln Linn Malheur Marion
0 4.17% 1 4.17% 1 4.17% 1
Morrow Multnomah Polk Sherman
0.00% 0 4.17% 1 4.17% 1 0.00%
Sherman Tillamook Umatilla Union
0 0.00% 0 4.17% 1 0.00% 0
Wallowa Wasco Washington Wheeler
0.00% 0 4.17% 1 4.17% 1 0.00%
Wheeler Yamhill Total
0 4.17% 1 24
Answered 24
Skipped 0
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Does your county provide legal resource services?
Answer Choices Responses
Yes 87.50% 21
No 12.50% 3
Answered 24
Skipped 0
Aid building.
on Revised Statutes and Fastcase are purchased and maintained at the Malheur County/Ontario library.
e courthouse, the library is located in the basement of the county's Public Service Building, so patrons do not need to go throug
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00% Responses
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Yes No
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
If NO to the previous question, are these services provided through a partner organization, consor
Answer Choices Responses
Yes 28.57% 2
No 14.29% 1
If YES, please describe. 57.14% 4
Answered 7
Skipped 17
50.00%
Responses
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Yes No If YES, please describe.
and County Court Administrative Assistance. These are employees paid with County general funds.
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Please provide information concerning your weekly staffing model that is exclusive to county law
Answer Choices Responses
Paid Personnel - Professional Staff (# FTE) 61.90%
Paid Personnel - Non-Professional Staff (# FTE) 33.33%
Non-Compensated Personnel - Professional Staff (hours/week) 23.81%
Non-Compensated Personnel - Non-Professional Staff (hours/week) 28.57%
Other 38.10%
Comments 47.62%
Answered
Skipped
1
none
17.84%
0
Non-Compensated Personnel - Professional Staff (hours/week) Tags
.5
none
0
Non-Compensated Personnel - Non-Professional Staff (hours/week) Tags Other
0 0
8 hours/week (.2)
none
Weekly time varies FTE cove
0 0
Tags Comments Tags
The district attorney's office pays the subsscription costs and shelves the publications.
eekly time varies FTE cove
even if alloted FTE time is exceeded
There are no staff dedicated to the Law Library. As the Court Administrator I keep publications curren
Professional Staff: 1 37.5 hrs/wk, 1 35 hrs/wk, 1 19 hrs/wk, 3 Temps as needed
The Benton County Law Library is staffed 12 hours per week by an MLS professional librarian.
duties; we are FTE of the County
of dedicated service. In January 2019, Jackson County will begin providing facilitation services within the Law Library through a
I keep publications current and submit invoices for payment to the county
ofessional librarian.
in the Law Library through an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Jackson County Circuit Court.
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Do you count patron access (e.g. sign-in book)?
Answer Choices Responses
Yes 52.38% 11
No 47.62% 10
Answered 21
Skipped 3
52.00%
51.00%
50.00%
Responses
49.00%
48.00%
47.00%
46.00%
45.00%
Yes No
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
If YES to the previous question, do you divide patrons into groups (i.e. attorneys, public, etc)?
Answer Choices Responses
Yes 75.00% 9
No 25.00% 3
Answered 12
Skipped 12
70.00%
60.00%
50.00% Responses
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Yes No
ys, public, etc)?
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
If YES to the previous question, for the period of January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017, please ente
Answer Choices Responses
Attorneys 88.89% 8
Public 88.89% 8
Total 100.00% 9
Answered 9
Skipped 15
Tags
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
If you do not count patron access, can you estimate the average patron access per month for the p
Answer Choices Responses
Attorneys 83.33% 5
Public 83.33% 5
Total 83.33% 5
Answered 6
Skipped 18
Tags
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Based on your experience so far in 2018, has the monthly average of patron access
Answer Choices Responses
Increased 26.32% 5
Decreased 21.05% 4
About the Same 52.63% 10
Comments (optional) 6
Answered 19
Skipped 5
50.00%
40.00%
Responses
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Increased Decreased About the Same
on 11 or 12 explains or allows for the various types of patron access. Question 13 does not provide a frame of reference (i.e. in
a frame of reference (i.e. increased or decreased since when - just within 2018, since the last survey, etc.)?
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Please provide the hours of operation (including Saturdays and Sundays):
Answer Choices Responses
Sunday 57.14% 12
Monday 85.71% 18
Tuesday 95.24% 20
Wednesday 95.24% 20
Thursday 100.00% 21
Friday 85.71% 18
Saturday 61.90% 13
Answered 21
Skipped 3
1pm - 5pm
0
12-5
N/A
Closed
closed
none
closed
0
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Please provide the hours of available assistance (including Saturdays and Sundays):
Answer Choices Responses
Sunday 57.89% 11
Monday 78.95% 15
Tuesday 89.47% 17
Wednesday 94.74% 18
Thursday 100.00% 19
Friday 78.95% 15
Saturday 63.16% 12
Answered 19
Skipped 5
closed
0
N/A
N/A
closed
none
closed
0
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Please select the available methods of assistance, as shown below, during the times you list in the
In-Person Phone
Sunday 100.00% 1 0.00% 0
Monday 93.33% 14 73.33% 11
Tuesday 94.12% 16 76.47% 13
Wednesday 100.00% 17 82.35% 14
Thursday 100.00% 17 82.35% 14
Friday 100.00% 12 75.00% 9
Saturday 100.00% 2 50.00% 1
Other (please specify)
nce beyond regular business hours by phone, email, text or in-person on an as-needed basis.
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Have hours or days of operation changed since December 2016?
Answer Choices Responses
Yes 5.00% 1
No 65.00% 13
Unknown 0.00% 0
If YES, please explain. 30.00% 6
Answered 20
Skipped 4
60.00%
50.00%
Responses
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Yes No Unknown If YES, please explain.
100.00%
Yes
80.00%
No
Unsure
60.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
Computers Printers Copiers
100.00%
Free
80.00% Low-Cost
Unsure
60.00% N/A
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
Computers Printers Copiers
anning is free.
hich are located in the same building as law library office, for $.10 a page. A copier, however, is not available as part of the law
black & white only. Fax is low cost, telephone is free (local calls only).
whether the computers, printers and copiers are provided for free or low-cost to law library patrons.
ot available as part of the law library.
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Print Publications - Statutes: Please select from which states you have complete sets of statutes in
Print Current Total
Alaska 0.00% 0 100.00% 1 1
Arizona 0.00% 0 100.00% 1 1
California 80.00% 4 20.00% 1 5
Idaho 0.00% 0 100.00% 1 1
Montana 0.00% 0 100.00% 1 1
Nevada 0.00% 0 100.00% 1 1
Oregon 100.00% 18 88.89% 16 18
Washington 80.00% 4 40.00% 2 5
All States 50.00% 1 50.00% 1 2
United States 85.71% 6 42.86% 3 7
Other 4
Answered 20
Skipped 4
LL electronic resources instead of our paid print subscriptions: please be aware that many patrons need print resources, as not
cription. (select all that apply)
need print resources, as not everyone is comfortable using a computer. Access to justice is important to us, and therefore we st
nt to us, and therefore we strive to eliminate such barriers faced by members of our community.
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Print Publications - Statutes: For the states selected in the previous question, please list the startin
Answer Choices Responses
Alaska 0.00% 0
Arizona 0.00% 0
California 22.22% 4
Idaho 0.00% 0
Montana 0.00% 0
Nevada 0.00% 0
Oregon 100.00% 18
Washington 16.67% 3
All States 5.56% 1
United States 33.33% 6
Answered 18
Skipped 6
1754 - current
1975-2012 1790-2010
1945-2005 1803-2006
A - current only
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Print, Microfiche, or Microfilm: Please select the other legal resources that are in print, microfiche,
Print
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) 100.00% 16
Oregon Session Laws 100.00% 14
Citator Services 100.00% 9
Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Publications 100.00% 9
Kirkpatrick on Oregon Evidence 100.00% 13
Self Help Guides 100.00% 12
Court Rules - Oregon 100.00% 18
Court Rules - Oregon Federal 100.00% 16
Uniform System of Citation (USOC) 100.00% 5
American Jurisprudence (AmJur) 100.00% 13
Corpus Juris Secundum 100.00% 7
Restatements 100.00% 12
Law Journals/Reviews 100.00% 11
Hornbooks 100.00% 6
Black's Law Dictionary 100.00% 17
American Law Reports (ALR) 100.00% 10
Other
Tags
nly get oregon law reviews; some hornbooks are currrent can't say they all are.
RCP Annotated, print, current
ederal Criminal Code, 2018, current
regon Digest (print); Oregon Attorney General Opinions (print and electronic); Albany Municipal & Development Linn County Co
ornbooks assumed to include treatises and practice guides (resources not otherwise listed). Self-help guides assumed to includ
nder subscription. (select all that apply)
& Development Linn County Codes (print and electronic); State agency decisions (electronic); ALR (electronic); Amjur (Electron
-help guides assumed to include Nolo Press books.
electronic); Amjur (Electronic).
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Print, Microfiche, or Microfilm: For the legal resources selected in the previous question, please lis
Answer Choices Responses
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) 85.71%
Oregon Session Laws 78.57%
Citator Services 57.14%
Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Publications 50.00%
Kirkpatrick on Oregon Evidence 78.57%
Self Help Guides 64.29%
Court Rules - Oregon 100.00%
Court Rules - Oregon Federal 92.86%
Uniform System of Citation (USOC) 42.86%
American Jurisprudence (AmJur) 78.57%
Corpus Juris Secundum 50.00%
Restatements 85.71%
Law Journals/Reviews 71.43%
Hornbooks 42.86%
Black's Law Dictionary 100.00%
American Law Reports (ALR) 71.43%
Answered
Skipped
1994
2003 - current
2010-2014 2012-2017
1853-2016 2010-2017
N/A 2008 to 2014
1987-2003 2004-2018
2010 2000-present
2015 2009
1996 Print subscription cancelled 2011
Corpus Juris Secundum Tags Restatements Tags Law Journals/Reviews Tags
2011 1st through current v1 current (oregon only)
--- to 2015 --- t0 2017
1932-Current OR Law Review 1921-2014; Willame
2004-2007 1958-1987 1921-2018
1-101A, 2002 1st, 2nd, 3rd current
1977-2015
1985-2005 1933-1993 1951-2006
N/A 1985 to 2011 1921 to 2004
2012 OR Law Review 1921-2018; Environm
2007 1946-2013 1921-2012
these subscriptions identified above. The public have free access to Oregon Revised Statutes as well as other states' statutes,
ry Services (WCCLS) allows us to provide HeinOnline remotely to all WCCLS card holders; this is the only remote access resou
rules, Oregon statutes (and other states), self help publications and forms, law dictitionary, court rules, are all available online,
ell as other states' statutes, administrative rules, dictionary and other free legal information on line.
he only remote access resource we offer.
es, are all available online, Oregon State Bar CLE subscription
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Web-Based Legal Resources: How are your library's electronic resources accessed by the public?
Answer Choices Responses
On-site at a Local Public Library 20.00% 4
On-site at a County Law Library 95.00% 19
Off-site (e.g., personal/business device, at home, etc) 10.00% 2
Answered 20
Skipped 4
onically; scan and send to bar and public; copying and mailing to prisoners mainly; lawyer in the library - once a month legal clin
y Circuit Court through an IGA with Jackson County will provide facilitation services in the Jackson County Law Library.
local attorneys speak about various legal topics. We are beginning a pilot program in January 2019 to provide a Court Forms
on to Bar members and the public. Offer instruction and access to OJD (and other commercial vendors) court forms. As time p
County Law Library.
9 to provide a Court Forms Facilitator service in the law library to help local residents locate and fill out court forms.
dors) court forms. As time permits, notary services are available. Planned for 2019: clinics and “Lawyers in the Library” events f
out court forms.
yers in the Library” events for self-represented parties; one or more CLEs on legal research for attorneys; and legal information
rneys; and legal information presentations for the public in collaboration with public libraries.
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
Any comments on Law Library needs you wish to add?
Answered 9
Skipped 15
ey contain, but by the interactive services they provide via in-person assistance for the public and lawyers; resources are not a
d to this survey are too great to be listed here, but we welcome contact and would be more than happy to provide additional ins
ovide Law Library Services would be beneficial to the citizens of Jackson County and expand upon the services that will be pro
es. If/when that time comes, vocal advocacy to advance the cause from stakeholders like SOLL and OSB would be valued imm
awyers; resources are not a substitute for personal help. Staff to provide these services and their concomitant expertise is not a
ppy to provide additional insight.
the services that will be provided by the Circuit Court.
ncomitant expertise is not accounted for on this survey, but represent the most significant financial need of law libraries.
need of law libraries.
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
The Oregon Judicial Department's Business and Fiscal Services Division is collecting data concer
Answer Choices Responses
The amount of your annual operating budget 95.00%
What dollar amount comes from state funds? 100.00%
What dollar amount comes from grant funds? 70.00%
What dollar amount comes from county funds? 70.00%
What dollar amount comes from city funds? 70.00%
What dollar amount comes from another source? (please describe amount and 85.00%
source)
What dollar amount is used for mediation / conciliation? (please des 65.00%
Answered
Skipped
0
0
0
0
0
$0.00
$0
$0
0
0
none
0
pecific to legal services.
0
0
0
0
0
$4,000.00
$0
$0
0
0
none
0
What dollar amount comes from city funds? Tags
0
0
0
0
0
0
$0.00
$0
$0
0
0
none
0
What dollar amount comes from another source? (please describe amount and source)
Tags
0
$1,400.00 interest-$10,500.00 carryover
0
$ 20,467 Fund Balance, $1,500 Interest Income, $200 Copies
0
$2000 District Attorney
906.44 library reserves
0
$0.00
0
1,173.00 (Copy Machine Fees), 8,246 (Interest)
none
0
What dollar amount is used for mediation / conciliation? (please describe amount and Tags
source)
0
varies; 17/18 FY $15,000; 18/19 FY $0; depending if courts are using it; from law library fund
0
0
0
$0.00
Approximately $2000
$0
$0 in FY17-18; in previous 3 FYs, however, up to 50% of law library appropriation was used for mediation/conciliatio
0
$49,016 - from Law Library state allocation
0
d for mediation/conciliation.
County Law Library Survey for 2019 Legislative Session
If you have any comments or suggestions, please note below.
Answered 7
Skipped 17
the low-income and pro se litigant communities in Oregon. County law libraries are absolutely KEY to providing equal access t
nty law libraries would benefit from knowing more about the purpose of these surveys and having access to the entire individual
roportionate to Multnomah's contribution to total filing fees collected during the previous biennium (approximately 25%). In 201
nted patrons each year and this number is sure to grow as the majority of Oregonians cannot afford to hire legal representation.
to hire legal representation. Funding our State's county law libraries is of the utmost importance in helping the disadvantaged m
aces, pretty confusing and, from the 2017 survey, it’s clear that not every responder interprets each question the same way (or
ation in its entirety to Multnomah Law Library for the first time. Multnomah Law Library funding may get reduced by as much as
question the same way (or even understands the question to begin with) (example: What is specifically meant by “self-help gu
get reduced by as much as 66%. The bulk of the funds will go to the local circuit court for court facilitation programs instead.
cally meant by “self-help guides” [Q28-29, 34]: Nolo books in print? Research guides created in-house? Or something else? Or
cilitation programs instead.
se? Or something else? Or, how can Westlaw or Lexis web-based resources be “archived” [Q30-33]?) This confusion undoubte
3]?) This confusion undoubtedly leads to inaccurate calculations and conclusions. It would be great if OJD would (a) finally resp
f OJD would (a) finally respond to feedback from the last 3 surveys, and revise (or flesh out) questions based on suggestions fr
ons based on suggestions from those of us who fill it out; and (b) produce a compilation (at least for the survey responders) of e
the survey responders) of each county’s submission which includes the individual answers, so we can compare with counties s
an compare with counties similar to our own.